regular

²regular

noun

Definition of REGULAR

1

: one who is regular: as a : one of the regular clergy b : a soldier in a regular army c : one who can be trusted or depended on <a party regular> d : a player on an athletic team who usually starts every game e : one who is usually present or participating; especially : a long-standing regular customer

2

: something of average or medium size; especially : a clothing size designed to fit a person of average height

Examples of REGULAR

1. They are regulars at the bar.
2. He is a regular on the television show.
3. the regulars on a baseball team
4. “What kind of gas do you put in your car?” “I use regular.”
5. We'll have one large soda and two regulars.

First Known Use of REGULAR

15th century

Related to REGULAR

Synonyms: dogface, fighter, legionary, legionnaire, man-at-arms, soldier, serviceman, trooper, warrior

Antonyms: civilian

Related Words: servicewoman; carabineer (or carabinier), cavalier, cavalryman, cuirassier, dragoon; doughboy, footman, foot soldier, grunt, infantryman; commando, raider; jarhead [slang], marine, ranger; artilleryman, cannoneer, gunner, mortarman, musketeer, rifleman; archer, crossbowman; lancer, pikeman, spearman; Confederate, Continental, Federal, GI, guardsman, militiaman, minuteman; counterguerrilla (also counterguerilla), guerrilla (or guerilla), irregular, paramilitary, partisan (also partizan); combatant, noncombatant; lifer, veteran, warhorse; conscript, draftee, enrollee, recruit; reservist; champion, knight; digger [chiefly Australian & New Zealand], gallowglass, gendarme

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